Here's a sampling of the impact we have made over the years:
MCGaw YMCA
Oversee grant writing, reporting, tracking outcomes, monitoring progress, and coordinating interdepartmental grants activities, improving efficiencies
Provide special reports and research on topics ranging from STEM/STEAM, youth development, supportive housing, wellness programming
Collaborated with Fifth Star Collective to conduct an Evaluation Capacity Assessment and Audit to enhance program evaluation activities and training across multiple program areas
YOGACARE
Assembled a team of co-founders, board members, and volunteers to co-found YogaCare as a non-profit organization in 2012-2014 and grew initial revenue by 600% in the first three fiscal years
As Executive Director, co-coordinated strategy, development, human resources, internships, finance, impact evaluation, fundraising, programs, strategic partnerships, and Spanish and English teacher training/scholarships
Co-founded the Socially Engaged Yoga Network to bring together yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, organizers, and community organizations to focus on healing justice and racial justice
MAPSCorps
Managed grant writing activities and conducted targeted STEM/STEAM youth development prospecting, securing new funders and growing revenue
Prepared budgets and vouchering systems and aligned program and finance documents for newly awarded City of Chicago grants
Developed training tools for executive leadership, Board of Directors, and Fundraising Committee on grants management
Other Clients
ALAS Wings - grant bolierplate refresh and strategic writing to update and enhance proposal seeking
American Association of Diabetes Educators – proposal development, editing
America Cares Too – grant proposal development to help serve veterans in need
Better Future Forward – grant proposal development, funder prospecting analysis
The Center for Natural and Traditional Knowledge – grant proposal development
Circle Family HealthCare Network - proposal and program development for Ryan White HIV care grants
Community Health & Education, Inc. – grant proposal writing
ConTextos - federal grant writing and review for prison reform and restorative programming in the US and El Salvador
Hektoen Institute – proposal and program development for HIV prevention and care grants funded by the Chicago and Illinois Departments of Public Health, curriculum development and evaluation, best practices development, editing
Here Comes the Sun – board development and donor advising for cancer care awareness and survivor support in Rogers Park, Chicago
High Jump - grants management, grant writing, prospecting, competitive funder analysis, reporting
Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) - grants management, grant writing, prospecting, reporting, evaluation advising
Integrative Health Project – mind-body professional training to health and social service professionals serving Humboldt Park
MAPSCorps – grant prospect research, proposal writing, strategic advising, government grant proposals to support program expansion
Mindful Practices – federal research grant development, foundation program grant proposal writing, project management, editing, strategic advising
Medicare NewsGroup – grant prospect research and grant-seeking training
Project VIDA - Designed wellness programming and evaluation for HIV/AIDS Ryan White & CDC health education and prevention programs, managed grants and organizational budgets, developed social enterprise arm
Stroger Hospital Division of Adolescent Medicine – curriculum development and evaluation for a prevention with positives program
Training Resources Network – food pantry services grant review panel for the Baltimore County Health Department
Youth Service Project – grant prospect research, grant calendar development for urban agriculture research and education
YMCA of Metro Chicago – proposal development, editing, and project management for multiple City of Chicago grant proposals organization-wide
